Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

The selection marquee
moves down and to the
right.
# 91
13
14
# Click the Background
layer thumbnail to
select it.
$ Click the Adjustment
Layer button in the
Layers panel, and click
Brightness/Contrast.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
14
18
The Brightness/Contrast sliders
appear in the properties panel,
and the selection marquee is
hidden.
15
% Click and drag the Brightness
slider to the left to create the
drop shadow.
19
16
^ Ô+click (Ctrl+click) both the
adjustment layer and the type
layer in the Layers panel to select
them.
& Click the Link Layers button.
The type and its shadow are now
linked.
17
* Click the Move tool.
( Click and drag the text around in
the photo.
The shadow follows the text, and
the shadow’s colors automatically
adjust to the colors in the area of
the photo below.
TIPS
More Options!
You can also keep the type and its
shadow separate by not linking
them as in steps 16 and 17. You
can then move the type and its
shadow independently to view the
shadow in a new position for a
different effect.
Did You Know?
You can quickly change the
alignment of type using keyboard
shortcuts. Click in the type and
press Ô+Shift+L (Ctrl+Shift+L)
to align left; press Ô+Shift+R
(Ctrl+Shift+R) to align right; and
press Ô+Shift+C (Ctrl+Shift+C)
to align center.
Did You Know?
The size of the feather radius (see
step 9) sets the width of the
feathered edge of the selection and
ranges from 0 to 250 pixels. A small
feather radius in a very large image
may not be visible, and a large
feather radius in a smaller image
can spread too far away from the
selection.
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